Transformation Programme Manager
Job Description
WeareseekinganexperiencedOracleERPProgrammeManagertoleadthenextphaseoftheCouncil'sOracleImprovementProgramme.
TransformationProgrammeManagerTheCouncilhascompletedadiscoveryandassessmentphase,reviewingthecurrentuseofOracleacrossFinance,Peopleprojectplanning;dependenciesandinterfacesbetweenprojects;risksandmitigatingactionsandprojectgovernanceToinitiateextraactivitiesandmanagementapproacheswherevergapsareidentifiedorissuesariseTolead,influenceandstimulatebehaviouralchangebyusingtargetedserviceredesignandchangetechniqueswithindividuals,groupsandteamsinapositiveandsupportivewayToworkcollaborativelywithservices,staffandmanagerstodevelopworkableandinnovativesolutionstocomplexbusinessproblemsasameansofincreasingefficiency,improvingthedeliveryofservicestocustomersanddeliveringtangiblebenefitstothecustomerandorganisationTobuildeffectiveworkingrelationshipsandachieveagreedobjectivesthroughstrongnegotiatingandinfluencingcapabilitiesandbyworkinginpartnershipwithExecutiveDirectors,HeadsofService,ServiceGroupManagersandstaffacrosstheCouncilTotakeresponsibilitytomitigateorresolvearisingchallengesacrossbudgetsavingsandtransformationalprogrammestoensuresuccessfuldeliveryofprojectandprogrammeoutcomesTomanagethedeliveryofprojectsandprogrammesusingthecouncilsproject&programmemanagementframeworkandgovernancearrangements,includingworkingwiththeStrategicTransformation&ODBusinessPartnerstoreportagainsttheprogrammeandhighlightingissuesandrisks.
Tolinemanage4+projectmanagersandprojectstaffandidentify/organisetherequiredsupporttodeveloptheProgrammeManagementOfficefunctionTousediscretiontodeploytheuseofserviceresourcesacrossarangeofprogrammesToleadondecisionsregardingtheprocurementanddeliveryofcross-councilprogrammewithsignificantbudgetandriskKnowledge,Aptitude&SkillsTransformationProgrammeManagerAdoptsaninnovativeapproachtocomplexsituationstogeneratenewperspectives,reactspositivelytoproblemsanddevelopsradicalsolutionstoimproveservicedeliveryInfluentialandpersuasivecommunicator,withhighlevelofwrittenandverbalcommunicationskills,engenderingcommitmentacrossgroupsfromalllevelsoftheorganisationtoachieveobjectivesAbletoacceptandmanagechangestocircumstancesandprioritise,withatrackrecordoffosteringandsustainingpartnerships,workingcollaborativelyacrossboundariesandachievesresultsthroughmotivatingandleadingothersDemonstrableprogrammeandprojectmanagement,serviceredesign,transformationandchangemanagementskillsExcellentpoliticalawarenessComprehensiveunderstandingofcurrentpolicyissuesfacinglocalgovernment,particularlyinrelationtoserviceco-design,fundingandpublicinvolvement,theroleandfunctionoflocalgovernmentandofthepoliticalcontextandenvironmentKnowledgeofbothwaterfallandagileprojectmanagementmethodologiesKnowledgeoftransformation,serviceco-designandserviceimprovementmodelsandgoodpractice